2000–2001 Freightliner MT-45 recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: step vans. Water could enter the electrical relays resulting in an electrical short.
💥 The risk
This could potentially cause an electrical fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a new sealed relay and fuse box with sealed relays. Owner notification began july 23, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V116000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-278
- Manufacturer
- FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 1,400
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 23, 2001
- Built
- Jun 1, 2000 – Jan 5, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).